Bersih also revealed that its website came under an apparent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for 13 hours on April 17.
UPDATED
PETALING JAYA: Bersih 3.0 has informed the police and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) of its intention to hold a peaceful sit-down rally on April 28, between 2pm and 4pm, at Dataran Merdeka.
Two letters were sent to the Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman and Kuala Lumpur Mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail yesterday and Monday respectively.
“The sit-down protest is done to voice our protest against the electoral system in this country which we believe is still unclean and unfair…
“We hope you will be able to fully cooperate with us to ensure the safety of the event,” wrote Bersih steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah in the two letters.
However, the letters were sent via the Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower), with Maria signing the letters as the NGOs chief executive.
It is understood that this would be Bersih 3.0′s only formal communication with the authorities regarding the planned rally.
So far, the police and DBKL had been evasive over whether Bersih 3.0, which stands for the coalition for clean and fair elections, would be allowed to hold their protest on April 28.
The government had given its assurance that they would not stop the rally if it did not break any laws, but advised the organisers to find a more appropriate location as well as to seek permission from the owners of Dataran Merdeka, DBKL.
However, it is unsure if the government would clamp down on the anti-Lynas Himpunan Hijau 2.0, which plans to march from KLCC to the same venue on that day as well.
DDOS attack on Bersih website
Meanwhile, in another development, the Bersih steering committee said that its website had come under an apparent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for 13 hours on April 17.
The committee said that the attack was a sign of fear by certain quarters of the sit-in rally on April 28.
“This shows that the Bersih 3.0 protest is winning hearts and minds of the Malaysian public, home and abroad, despite an apparent attempt to black out Bersih in the mainstream media.
“We call upon the Malaysian public to step up their support for electoral reform and spread the message of the April 28 sit-in through all channels, online and offline,” said the committee in a statement today.
Bersih added that the DDoS attack was contained within hours.
UPDATED
PETALING JAYA: Bersih 3.0 has informed the police and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) of its intention to hold a peaceful sit-down rally on April 28, between 2pm and 4pm, at Dataran Merdeka.Two letters were sent to the Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman and Kuala Lumpur Mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail yesterday and Monday respectively.
“The sit-down protest is done to voice our protest against the electoral system in this country which we believe is still unclean and unfair…
“We hope you will be able to fully cooperate with us to ensure the safety of the event,” wrote Bersih steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah in the two letters.
However, the letters were sent via the Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower), with Maria signing the letters as the NGOs chief executive.
It is understood that this would be Bersih 3.0′s only formal communication with the authorities regarding the planned rally.
So far, the police and DBKL had been evasive over whether Bersih 3.0, which stands for the coalition for clean and fair elections, would be allowed to hold their protest on April 28.
The government had given its assurance that they would not stop the rally if it did not break any laws, but advised the organisers to find a more appropriate location as well as to seek permission from the owners of Dataran Merdeka, DBKL.
However, it is unsure if the government would clamp down on the anti-Lynas Himpunan Hijau 2.0, which plans to march from KLCC to the same venue on that day as well.
DDOS attack on Bersih website
Meanwhile, in another development, the Bersih steering committee said that its website had come under an apparent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for 13 hours on April 17.
The committee said that the attack was a sign of fear by certain quarters of the sit-in rally on April 28.
“This shows that the Bersih 3.0 protest is winning hearts and minds of the Malaysian public, home and abroad, despite an apparent attempt to black out Bersih in the mainstream media.
“We call upon the Malaysian public to step up their support for electoral reform and spread the message of the April 28 sit-in through all channels, online and offline,” said the committee in a statement today.
Bersih added that the DDoS attack was contained within hours.
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